Kind of an expected long day. Was able to follow an old trench to roughly ~11,000. Some postholing ensued before the talus was reached. Very windy. Probably would have enjoyed it more. Tagged Pt. 12,955 afterwards. Views were incredable though!

Took the n.e. slopes from the road, which were most wind scoured until the last 500 feet or so. Ran the ridge all the way south to Cuatro and back, then over to 12955. It went pretty quick even with snow.

Started from Blue Lake. Great weather, great day. A very friendly Bighorn hung out on the summit with us the whole time we were up there. He seemed curious and was never more than 15-20 ft from us. Very cool.

snowshoed up the jeep trail from Blue Lake Campground (which was still snowed in over Memorial Day). At treeline I found some fun snowslopes along the north side of the east ridge to crampon up. I went down the north ridge following a couple of I believe Mountain Goats (maybe Bighorns with very short horns). Had a good glissade down. Fun little hike with good views of West Spanish Peak

Hiked up the road to Blue Lake, continued on up a little below the tree line to set up camp. Spent the night. This was one of the coldest nights I've seen in the mountains. Our temperature gauge showed 22 degrees below zero. Our summit attempt ended on the ridge to the summit. Winds picked us up and blew us onto our backs. I did not like that feeling of being at the mercy of mother nature. So for saftey sake we turned around.

Two months later, this time with a camera!! Easier this time. All my summit pics came from this trip.
I knew what to expect this time once I got on the peak. Very clear and dry weather made for a great hike starting from Blue Lake CG. Don't remember the amount of time it took for the hike, but was beat when I got to the car. I now felt this mountain was mine.

Seven years later. With drier conditions and a couple of companions, I was on the summit.
Started hiking the road from Blue Lake. Before reaching the North Fork Trail cutoff two guys in a 4WD pickup gave me a ride. We parked at the ridge saddle between Trinchera and UN 12,955. Climbed the north ridge, negotiated the drop-off, then hit the summit. Afternoon storms chased us back down to the truck at which time it began to drop large slush balls on us and covered the ground.

At the age of 16, my brother (age 14) and I hiked our first mountain. We weren't ready for the conditions. Dad dropped us off at Blue Lake CG about mid-morning. We hiked in the very light rain and fog up to the mine shack and took a break. From there we went back to the north saddle ridge and began climbing. It was cold--probably in the 40's with some drizzle and light wind. We reached the drop off point below the summit and were quickly discouraged. Because we didn't know what else was in store above us, and because we were cold and hungry, we turned around and headed down. We did take a couple of pics from the drop off point. I became fascinated with this peak and wanted to learn more about it.

Nice easy ascent of a 13'er with great views. You can always count on Bighorn in the area and the remains of an old mine are an interesting diversion. A great peak to bag with a non-climber who will be instantly hooked for life.

Hiked w/friends Aaron & Cameron (their first summit of a mountain!) from Cuchara Mtn Ski Resort to the summit. Saw Marmots and the Bighorn Herd. Also hiked up nearby Boyds Mtn. Very enjoyable climb but a long hike back to Cuchara in the heat! Perfect day!